EU options for averting Greek default narrow

Last Updated: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 10:42

Europe`s policy options to avert a Greek default are narrowing fast after the ECB and ratings agencies warned against even voluntary debt rescheduling and Athens highlighted its urgent need for more EU cash.

France between denial, anger and grief over Strauss-Kahn

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 11:38

France is caught between denial, rage and grief at the fall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, with many gutted Socialist supporters clutching at conspiracy theories over the IMF chief`s arrest for alleged attempted rape.

France between denial, anger and grief over Strauss-Kahn

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 11:38

France is caught between denial, rage and grief at the fall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, with many gutted Socialist supporters clutching at conspiracy theories over the IMF chief`s arrest for alleged attempted rape.

One in four Italians face poverty due to recession

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 18:53

One in four Italians currently face poverty as a result of the global financial crisis and their country`s chronically low growth, the national statistics institute Isat said in a report.

One in four Italians face poverty due to recession

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 18:53

One in four Italians currently face poverty as a result of the global financial crisis and their country`s chronically low growth, the national statistics institute Isat said in a report.

Fed`s QE2: Miracle cure or moral hazard?

Last Updated: Monday, May 23, 2011, 19:02

When judging the Federal Reserve`s unprecedented monetary policies of the past few years, where you stand depends on where you sit.

Fed`s QE2: Miracle cure or moral hazard?

Last Updated: Monday, May 23, 2011, 19:02

When judging the Federal Reserve`s unprecedented monetary policies of the past few years, where you stand depends on where you sit.

The two faces of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Last Updated: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 17:42

No matter what the outcome of the case, his career and ambitions seem ruined.

The two faces of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Last Updated: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 17:42

No matter what the outcome of the case, his career and ambitions seem ruined.

Analysis: Storming of the Communist Bastille

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 16:32

Those who have placed Didi on the throne will not give her another three decades to ‘fix it’. It will be a now or never game. If you ask me who the Bengali will choose if not Mamata next time, ironical as it may sound, I would say it might just be the Communists! Undoubtedly, they have just suffered their worst rout. But they are down, not out.

Analysis: Storming of the Communist Bastille

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 16:32

Those who have placed Didi on the throne will not give her another three decades to ‘fix it’. It will be a now or never game. If you ask me who the Bengali will choose if not Mamata next time, ironical as it may sound, I would say it might just be the Communists! Undoubtedly, they have just suffered their worst rout. But they are down, not out.

India not getting "bang for rupee" from poverty schemes

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 11:13

India`s key social development programmes, which have formed the core election promises of the ruling Congress party at a cost of over 2 percent of its GDP, are failing to effectively tackle widespread poverty, a World Bank report said.